
KeVita caps expansion with 50,000-square-foot Oxnard bottling plant
By Elijah Brumback / Friday, September 19th, 2014 / Real Estate, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy, West Ventura County / Comments Off on KeVita caps expansion with 50,000-square-foot Oxnard bottling plant
Oxnard-based probiotic drink manufacturer KeVita is expected to close on a new 50,000-square-foot bottling facility near its current home base at 2220 Celsius Ave.
Influx of young professionals could drive Ventura County housing market
By Elijah Brumback / Friday, September 19th, 2014 / East Ventura County, Real Estate, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy, West Ventura County / Comments Off on Influx of young professionals could drive Ventura County housing market
Despite a record drought, short-sighted policy making and a slow-to-start generation of self-established young workers, the outlook for Ventura County is bright. “It should be another year of expansion — you pretty much count on that — and no recession in sight, at least not yet,” said Mark Schniepp, director of the California Economic Forecast. Read More →

CLU rolls out Huddle to incubate startups in Westlake Village
By Stephen Nellis / Friday, September 19th, 2014 / East Ventura County, Real Estate, Technology, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy / Comments Off on CLU rolls out Huddle to incubate startups in Westlake Village

California Lutheran University’s new Westlake Village co-working and teaching space, Huddle, is up and running with a slate of fall events that organizers hope will make it a hub for entrepreneurship in East Ventura County
Calavo posts record Q3, launches FreshRealm
By Staff Report / Thursday, September 18th, 2014 / Agribusiness, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy, Tri-County Public Companies, West Ventura County / Comments Off on Calavo posts record Q3, launches FreshRealm
Calavo Growers reported record third-quarter earnings, shattering analyst expectations. The Santa Paula-based produce marketer earned $16 million, or $1.02 per share, in the third quarter, up from $6.4 million, or 43 cents per share, a year earlier. it said in Sept. 15 filings. On average, analysts had been expecting earnings of 46 cents per share, Read More →
Auto World Center in Simi Valley sells for $3.9M
By Staff Report / Tuesday, September 16th, 2014 / East Ventura County, Real Estate, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy / Comments Off on Auto World Center in Simi Valley sells for $3.9M

A nearly 30-year-old property in Simi Valley recently traded hands for more than $3.9 million. The Auto World Center, a fully-leased 18,875-square-foot multi-tenant retail center of automotive services, was bought by the Khajerian Family Trust in all-cash deal, according to a release from the Westlake Village office of real estate firm NAI Capital. The Read More →
Fielding goes to Washington
By Staff Report / Monday, September 15th, 2014 / South Coast, Tri-County Economy / Comments Off on Fielding goes to Washington
Fielding Graduate University has opened an East Coast office. The Santa Barbara-based institution, which offers master’s degrees, doctoral degrees and certificates in fields such as clinical psychology, human development and organizational development and leadership, said its new office is in Washington, D.C., where it will be able to better its national outreach, build partnerships and Read More →
Google, Microsoft vie for UCSB top minds with quantum initiatives
By Stephen Nellis / Friday, September 12th, 2014 / South Coast, Technology, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy / Comments Off on Google, Microsoft vie for UCSB top minds with quantum initiatives
Google has selected a UC Santa Barbara lab for a new quantum-computing initiative just a short distance from where Microsoft has an established outpost, setting up a battle among tech giants on the South Coast. On Sept. 2, Google’s Quantum Artificial Intelligence Lab said that it was launching a new hardware push to design and Read More →